Legal Opinion
MCI Communications Corp. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided October 6, 1978No. 74 C 633PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
GRADY, District Judge.
MCI Communications Corporation (“MCI”), a specialized communications common carrier engaged in providing private line communications services for businesses and government agencies between their offices in different cities, is suing the American Teléphone & Telegraph Company (“AT&T”) and its affiliated companies for a conspiracy in restraint of trade, monopolization, attempted monopolization, and conspiracy to monopolize. The complaint is based on the following events. In 1973, MCI sought approval of construction permits for a microwave transmission…
2Cases cited48 opinions
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- United Mine Workers v. PenningtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- California Motor Transport Co. v. Trucking UnlimitedSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Goldfarb v. Virginia State BarSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. Philadelphia National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by33 opinions
- MCI Communications Corporation and MCI Telecommunications Corporation v. American Telephone and Telegraph CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Northeastern Telephone Company v. American Telephone and Telegraph CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Clipper Exxpress v. Rocky Mountain Motor Tariff Bureau, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Mid-Texas Communications Systems, Inc. v. American Telephone and Telegraph Company, Southwestern Bell Telephone CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Essential Communications Systems, Inc. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Company, Western Electric Company and New Jersey Bell Telephone CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
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